Full Text of SR1770 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Hector Edelmiro Colon of Moline, who | 4 | | passed away on May 13, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Hector Colon was born at home in the mountain town | 6 | | of Penuelas, Puerto Rico to Edelmiro Colon and Carmen Colon | 7 | | Lugo on April 10, 1940; he moved to Chicago with his family in | 8 | | 1950 and graduated from the University of Illinois-Chicago; he | 9 | | graduated from Officer Candidate School at Ft. Benning, Georgia | 10 | | and went on to proudly serve in Vietnam; in January 5, 1968, | 11 | | his platoon of 32 men came under attack; he led his men in a | 12 | | battle, during which seven were killed and many were wounded; | 13 | | for his bravery and dedication to duty, he received the | 14 | | Distinguished Service Cross, the United States Army's | 15 | | second-highest award for valor; he married Margaret Clark in | 16 | | Honolulu, Hawaii, on March 1, 1968; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Upon returning to civilian life, Hector Colon | 18 | | began a 35-year career of government service; he retired from | 19 | | the Rock Island Arsenal in 2005; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Hector Colon was inducted into the Officer | 21 | | Candidate School Hall of Fame on May 8, 2017; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Hector Colon enjoyed dancing, golfing and | 2 | | bowling, along with listening to his collection of hundreds of | 3 | | Spanish LPs and CDs; for many years, he hosted a Sunday | 4 | | afternoon radio show featuring his "oldies" on KALA, St. | 5 | | Ambrose College; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Hector Colon is survived by his wife, Margaret; | 7 | | his sons, Michael and David; his grandson, Sam; his brother, | 8 | | Javiel (Nina); his sister-in-law, Almeda (Rene) Arcos; his | 9 | | niece, Joanne (Patrick) McKay; his nephew, Nikolay Arcos; and | 10 | | his many cousins in Puerto Rico, including his "prima hermana," | 11 | | Keiri Fornes-Lugo; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Hector Edelmiro Colon and extend our sincere condolences to his | 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Hector Colon as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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